The role of patients’ perceptions of illness and outcome in chronic illness.
Adherence to treatment.
Nocebo and placebo effects.
Symptom appraisal and delay in seeking medical care.
The influence of psychological factors on immune activity.
The effect of environmental worries and concerns about modernity on health perceptions and symptom reporting.
Fatigue in aircrew during international long-haul operations.
Recent Publications
2021
Barsky, A., Bingel, U., Colloca, L., Petrie, Keith J., Rief, W., Schedlowski, M., Wiech, K., & (2021). Fear of side effects and COVID vaccine hesitancy. JAMA Health Forum. Published online April 16, 2021. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.0804 Read more
MacKrill, K., Silverster, C., Pennebaker, J.W., & Petrie, K.J. (2021). What makes an idea worth spreading? Language markers of popularity in TED talks by academics and other speakers. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/asi.24471 Read more
Sivertsen, B., Hysing, M., Harvey, A.G., Petrie, K.J. (2021). The epidemiology of insomnia and sleep duration across mental and physical health. The SHOT study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 662572. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.662572 Read more
Perera, A.I., Thomas, M.G., Petrie, K.J., Frater, J., Dang, D., Schache, K.R., Akroyd, A.F., Ritchie, S.R. (2021). Reducing expectations for antibiotics with upper respiratory tract infections: A primary care randomised controlled trial. Annals of Family Medicine, 19, 232-239. doi: 10.1370/afm.2672 Read more
Gasteiger, C., & Petrie, K.J. (2021). Symptom perception and interpretation. In Comprehensive Clinical Psychology, 2nd Edition G. Asmundson, Crombez, G (Eds.) Elsevier Press, NY. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818697-8.00067-4 Read more
Derksen, C., Murdoch, R., Petrie, K.J., & Dalbeth, N. (2021). “An apple pie a day does not keep the doctor away” Fictional depictions of gout in contemporary film and television. BMC Rheumatology 5(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s41927-020-00174-z Read more
MacKrill. K., Webster, R., Rubin, G.J., Witthoft, M., Silvester, C., Emad, Y., Petrie, K.J. (2021). When symptoms become side effects: Development of the Side Effect Attribution Scale (SEAS). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 141, 110340. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110340 Read more
Kingsbury M., Reme B.A., Skogen J.C., Sivertsen, B., Øverland, S., Cantor, N., Hysing, M., Petrie, K.J., Colman, I. (2021). Differential associations between types of social media use and young adults’ self-harm and suicidal behaviour. Computers in Human Behavior, 155, 106614. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106614 Read more
Kleinstauber, M., Colgan, S., & Petrie, K.J. (2021). Changing understanding, perceptions, pain relief and preference for generic medicines with patient education: An experimental intervention study. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 17,1288-1299. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.014 Read more
Hames, J.L., Gasteiger, C., McKenzie, M.R., Rowley, S., Serlachius, A., Juth, V & Petrie, K.J. (2021). Predictors of parental stress – The journey from admission to discharge in the neonatal special care unit. Child: Care, Health & Development, 47, 243-251. doi: 10.1111/cch.12829 Read more
2020
Pressman, S.D., Petrie, K.J., & Sivertsen, B. (2020). How strongly are positive affect and exercise associated? Results from a large general population of young adults? Clinical Psychology Europe 2020, Vol. 2(4), Article e3103, https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.v2i4.3103 Read more
MacKrill, K., Gamble, G., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). The effect of television and print news stories on nocebo responding following a generic medication switch. Clinical Psychology Europe, 2(2), 2623. doi: 10.32872/cpe.v2i2.2623 Read more
Akroyd, A., Gunn, K.N., Rankin, S., Douglas, M., Kleinstauber, M., Rief, W., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). Optimizing patient expectations to improve therapeutic response to medical treatment: A randomized controlled trial of iron infusion therapy. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25, 639-651. doi:10.1111/bjhp.12435 Read more
MacKrill, K., Groom, K.M., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). The effect of symptom-tracking apps on symptom reporting. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25, 1074-1085 doi:10.1111/bjhp.12459 Read more
Alberts, J., Lowe, B., Glahn, M.A., Petrie, K.J., Laferton, J.A.C., Nestoriuc, Y., & Shedden-Mora, M.C. (2020). Development of the generic, multidimensional Treatment Expectation Questionnaire (TEX-Q). BMJ Open 10:e036169. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-036169 Read more
Rosenberg, S.M., Petrie, K.J., Stanton, A.L., Finnerty, E., & Partridge, A.H. (2020). Interventions to enhance adherence to oral anti-neoplastic agents: A scoping review. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 112, 443-465. doi:10.1093/jnci/djz244/5695711 Read more
Gasteiger, C., Jones, A.S.K., Kleinstauber, M., Lobo, M., Horne, R., Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). The effects of message framing on patients’ perceptions and willingness to switch to a biosimilar. Arthritis Care & Research., 72, 1323-1330. doi: 10.1002/acr.24012 Read more
MacKrill, K., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). Conducting a correlational study using publicly available data to investigate a nation-wide nocebo effect. SAGE Research Method Cases: Medicine and Health. doi: 10.4135/9781529733815 Read more
Gasteiger, C., Lobo, M., Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). Patients’ beliefs and behaviours are associated with perceptions of safety and concerns in a hypothetical biosimilar switch. Rheumatology International, 72, 1323-1330. doi: 10.1007s00296-020-04576-7 Read more
Hysing, M., Petrie, K.J., Boe, T., Lonning, K.J., & Sivertsen, B. (2020). Only the lonely: A study of loneliness among university students in Norway. Clinical Psychology Europe 2(1), 2781 doi: 10.32872/cpe.v2i1.2781 Read more
Krasnoryadtseva, A., Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). The effect of different styles of medical illustration on information comprehension, the perception of educational material and illness perceptions. Patient Education and Counseling, 103, 556-562. doi:10.1016/j.pec2019.09.026 Read more
Krasnoryadtseva, A., Derksen, C., Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). Not every picture tells a story: a content analysis of visual images in patient education resources about gout. Journal of Rheumatology, 47, 1815-21. doi:10.3899/jrheum.191245 Read more
Kleinstauber, M., Wolf, L., Jones A.S.K., Dalbeth, N., Petrie, K.J. (2020). Internalised and anticipated stigma in patients with gout. ACR Open Rheumatology, 2, 11-17. doi:10.1002/acr.11095 Read more
Dalbeth, N., Douglas, M., MacKrill, K., Te Karu, L., Kleinstauber, M., & Petrie, K.J. (2020). The impact of the illness label “gout” on illness and treatment perceptions in Māori (Indigenous New Zealanders). BMC Rheumatology, 4, 23. doi: 10.1186/s41927-020-00120-z Read more
2019
Petrie, K.J., & Rief, W. (2019). Psychobiological mechanisms of placebo and nocebo effects: Pathways to improve treatments and reduce side effects. Annual Review of Psychology, 70,12.1-12.27. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-102907 Read more
Petrie, K.J., MacKrill, K., Silvester, C., Dalbeth, N., & Pennebaker, J.W. (2019). OK Computer? A time analysis of Google searches about symptoms. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 1(2), 32774. doi:10.32872/cpe.v1i2.32774 Read more
Jones, A.S.K., Kleinstauber, M., Akroyd, A., Mittendorf, A., Bognuda, P., Merrie, A.E.H., Eva, L., Fernandez, J., & Petrie, K.J. (2019). Using animated visualisation to improve post-operative mobilisation: A randomised controlled trial. Health Psychology. doi: 10.1037/hea0000761 Read more
MacKrill, K., Gamble, G., Bean, D., Cundy, T., & Petrie, K.J. (2019). Evidence of a media-induced nocebo response following a nation-wide antidepressant drug switch. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 1(1), e29642, doi: 10.32872/cpe.v1i1.29642 Read more
Jordan, K.N., Pennebaker, J.W., Petrie, K.J., & Dalbeth, N. (2019). Googling gout: understanding the perceptions and experience of gout through linguistic analysis of online search activities. Arthritis Care & Research, 71, 419-426. doi: 10.1002/acr.23598 Read more
MacKrill, K., Kleinstauber, M., & Petrie, K.J. (2019). The effect of rebranding generic medicines on drug efficacy and side effects. Psychology & Health. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1616088 Read more
Krasnoryadtseva, A., Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2019) Does seeing personal images change beliefs about illness and treatment in people with gout? Psychology & Health. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1626396 Read more
Gasteiger, C., Jones, A.S.K., Kleinstauber, M., Lobo, M., Horne, R., Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2019). The effects of message framing on patients’ perceptions and willingness to switch to a biosimilar. Arthritis Care & Research. Read more
Krasnoryadtseva, A., Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2019). The effect of different styles of medical illustration on information comprehension, the perception of educational material and illness perceptions. Patient Education and Counseling. doi:10.1016/j.pec2019.09.026 Read more
Kleinstauber, M., Wolf, L., Jones A.S.K., Dalbeth, N., Petrie, K.J. (2019). Internalised and anticipated stigma in patients with gout. ACR Open Rheumatology. doi:10.1002/acr.11095 Read more
Boe, T, Petrie, K.J., Sivertsen, B., Hysing, M. (2019). Interplay of subjective and objective economic well-being on the mental health of Norwegian adolescents. SSM Population Health, 9, 100471. doi: 10.1060/j.ssmph.2019.100471 Read more
Jones, A.S.K., Kleinstauber, M., Martin, L.R., Fernandez, J., Petrie, K.J. (2019). Development and validation of the Health Visual Information Preference Index. British Journal of Health Psychology,doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12370 Read more
2018
Petrie, K.J., Pressman, S.D., Pennebaker, J.W., Øverland, S., Tell, G.S & Sivertsen, B. (2018). What links positive affect to mortality? Results from a general population longitudinal study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. doi:10.1093/abm/kax018 Read more
Dalbeth, N., & Petrie, K.J. (2018). It’s time to change the name of gout. BMJ. Feb 5. Read more
Petrie, K.J., MacKrill, K., Derksen, C., & Dalbeth, N. (2018). An illness by any other name: The effect of renaming gout on illness and treatment perceptions. Health Psychology, 37,37-41. doi: 10.1037/hea0000548 Read more
Faasse, K., Yeom, B., Parkes, B., Kearney, J., & Petrie, K.J. (2018). The influence of social modeling, gender and empathy on side effects. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. doi: 10.1093/abm/kax025. Read more
Bøe, T., Serlachius, A., Sivertsen, B, Petrie, K.J., Hysing, M. (2018). Cumulative effects of negative life events and family stress on children’s mental health: The Bergen Child Study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology,53,1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00127-017-1451-4 Read more
Mathur, A., Jarrett, P., Broadbent, E., Petrie, K.J. (2018). Open-label placebos for wound healing: A randomized controlled trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. doi:10.1093/abm/kax057 Read more
Jones, A.S.K., Coetzee, B., Kagee, A., Fernandez, J., Cleveland, E., Thomas, M., Petrie, K.J. (2018). The use of a brief, active visualisation intervention to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in non-adherent patients in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior. 10.1007/s10461-018-2292-1 Read more
MacKrill, K., & Petrie, K.J. (2018). What is associated with increased side effects and lower perceived efficacy following switching to a generic medicine? A New Zealand cross-sectional patient survey. BMJ Open. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023667 Read more
Kleinstäuber, M., MacKrill, K., & Petrie, K.J. (2018). What characterizes individuals who prefer branded innovator over generic medicines? A New Zealand general population survey. Drugs & Therapy Perspectives, 34, 478-483. doi:10.1007/s40267-018-0541-z Read more
Serlachius, A. Hames, J., Juth, V., Garton, D., Rowley, S., Petrie, K.J. & (2018). Parental experiences of family-centred care from admission to discharge in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14063 Read more
Jordan, K.N., Pennebaker, J.W., Petrie, K.J., & Dalbeth, N. (2018). Googling gout: understanding the perceptions and experience of gout through linguistic analysis of online search activities. Arthritis Care & Research. doi: 10.1002/acr.23598 Read more
Jones, A.S.K., & Petrie, K.J. (2017). I can see clearly now: Using active visualization to improve adherence to ART and PrEP. AIDS and Behavior, 21, 335-340. doi: 10.1007/s10461-016-1611-7 Read more
Bøe, T., Skogen J.C., Sivertsen, B, Hysing, M. Petrie, K.J., Dearing, E., & Zachrisson, H.D. (2017). Economic volatility in childhood and subsequent mental health problems: A longitudinal population-based study of adolescents. BMJ Open.7(9):e017030. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017030 Read more
Sivertsen, B., Bøe, T., Skogen, J.C., Petrie, K.J., Hysing, M. (2017). Moving into poverty during childhood is associated with later sleep problems. Sleep Medicine, 37, 54-59. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.06.005 Read more
Hysing, M., Petrie, K.J., Boe, T, Lallukka, T., & Sivertsen, B. (2017). The social gradient of sleep in adolescence: Results from the youth@hordaland survey. European Journal of Public Health, 27,65-71. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckw200 Read more
Martin, L., & Petrie, K.J. (2017). Understanding the dimensions of anti-vaccination attitudes: The Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) Scale. Annals of Behavioral Medicine,51,652-660. doi: 10.1007/s12160-017-9888-y Read more
Rief, W., Shedden-Mora, M., Laferton, J.A., Auer, C., Petrie, K.J., Salzmann, S., Schedlowski, M., Moosdorf, R. (2017). Preoperative optimization of patient expectations improves long-term outcome in heart surgery patients: Results of the randomized controlled PSY-HEART trial. BMC Medicine. 15(1),4. doi: 10.1186/s12916-016-0767-3 Read more
Jones, A.S.K., Fernandez, J., Grey, A., & Petrie, K.J. (2017). The impact of 3-D models versus animations on perceptions of osteoporosis and treatment motivation: A randomized trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51,899-911.doi:10.1007/s12160-017-9913-1 Read more
Hysing, M., Petrie, K.J., & Sivertsen, B. (2017). Parental work absenteeism is associated with increased symptom complaints and school absence in adolescent children. BMC Public Health, 17,439. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4368-7 Read more
Derksen, C., Serlachius, A., Petrie, K.J., & Dalbeth, N. (2017). “What say ye gout experts?” A content analysis of questions about gout posted on the social news website Reddit. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, 488. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1856-y Read more
Perera, A., Serlachius, A., Booth, R.J., & Petrie, K.J. (2017). Are medical students becoming less altruistic and more money orientated? A three wishes survey. Medical Student Research Journal. 10.15404/msrj/09.2017.0145 Read more
Petrie, K.J., & Weinman, J. (2017).The PACE trial: It’s time to broaden perceptions and move on (Invited commentary). Journal of Health Psychology, 22,1198-1200. doi: 10.1177/1359105317703789 Read more
Hemmington, A., Dalbeth, N., Jarrett, P., Fraser, A.G., Broom, R., Browett, P., & Petrie, K.J. (2017). Medical specialists’ attitudes to prescribing biosimilars. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 26, 570-577. doi: 10.1002/pds.4186 Read more
Sivertsen, B., Petrie, K.J., Skogen, J.C., Hysing, M., & Eberhard-Gran, M. (2017). Insomnia before and after childbirth: The risk of developing postpartum pain. A longitudinal population-based study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology, 210, 348-354. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.020 Read more
Kalluru, R., Petrie, K.J., Grey, A., Nisa, Z., Horne, A.M., Gamble, G., & Bolland M. (2017). Accuracy of perceptions of fracture risk and osteoporosis treatment benefits: A randomised trial. BMJ Open, 7(2): e013703. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013703. Read more
Faasse, K., Pereira, A., Loveys, K., Grey, A., & Petrie, K.J. (2017). Enhancing treatment effectiveness through social modelling: A pilot study. Psychology and Health, 32, 626-638. doi: 10.151080/08870446.2017.1293056 Read more
